That’s why efforts like Equal Pay Day are so important, to call attention to the massive inequities that still exist between men and women, and particularly between men and unmarried women of color. But nothing’s going to change unless we join our voices together and demand that our leaders take action to end the wage gap—and the most powerful way to make that demand a credible one is through your vote.

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